Why Do Eat-Less, Move-More Approaches Fail? And Who’s to Blame?

There are many misconceptions about obesity that create barriers for people to access effective and evidence-based obesity treatment. One of the most common misconceptions is that the “eat less and move more” method is an effective obesity management approach. In this video you will learn about the weight set point and why it is important to inform patients about the body defending against weight loss.

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    Resources for healthcare professionals

    Association for the Study of Obesity on the island of Irelan (ASOI): Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline adaptation (ASOI version 1, 2022) by: Finucane F, Dunlevy C, Hogan A, Roche H M, O’Shea D. The Science of Obesity. Chapter adapted from: Lau D, Wharton S. Available from: https://asoi.info/guidelines/science/

    Resources for patients

    Obesity Action Coalition: Body Weight “Set Point” – What We Know and What We Don’t Know. https://www.obesityaction.org/resources/body-weight-set-point-what-we-know-and-what-we-dont-know/

    Cleveland Clinic: Set Point Theory May Explain Why You’re Not Losing Weight: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/set-point-theory

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    EASO has received funding to support components of the 5-MIN CPD programme via an unrestricted grant from Boehringer-Ingelheim. Boehringer-Ingelheim had no influence over the content of any of the modules.